The complex community of microorganisms found on bats’ wings could help fight White-nose Syndrome, a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats.
Professor Jianping Xu's work with PhD student Yue Wang shows that pathogenic fungus Candida auris has an even broader diversity of drug resistance mechanisms than previously thought, and it can evolve to resist medications.
The discovery of the dangerous pathogen Candida auris raises concerns that pets could act as reservoirs for superbugs, which could potentially jump to humans.
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